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Adam, Rafael
CM🇨🇦FIDE 2630958· Male· Canada· Born in 2007
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Rafael Adam, a 19-year-old Canadian Candidate Master, is rated 2212 and sitting in the top 3% of Canadian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +158 Elo over the past 12 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NormStorm Classic 1, 2026 Canadian Closed, and 2026 Tournoi d'echecs du Carnaval. Also played 1 blitz event (including Leca Chess Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2291 was reached at age 18 (Nov 2025); he also reached Canadian #33 in Jan 2026.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #3, #4, #5, #32 and #41 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2212
Standard
Rpd2001·Blz2056
All-time high
2291
−79 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 18
Nov 2025 · age 18
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#54 · Canadian players · of 1,682
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Peak Canadian rank: #33
at age 19 · rated 2291
Jan 2026
3rd Canadian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2291
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
4th Canadian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2291
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2291
at age 18 · −79 from today
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 18
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+158
2054 → 2212
Tournaments
9
66 games
Score
37.5/ 6656.8%
28W19D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 2170 | -19.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #30 | 2154 | -12.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #8 | 2123 | -16.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3/9 | #8 | 2167 | -31.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #4 | 2320 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2491 | +37.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2401 | +84.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #56 | 2129 | +33.1 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #53 | 2234 | +73.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOlivier-Kenta Chiku-RatteIM
🇨🇦CAN·2346
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBator SambuevGM
🇨🇦CAN·2434
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMaximilien Berube
🇨🇦CAN·1985
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJonathan Turcotte
🇨🇦CAN·1898
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsDaniel XuFM
🇨🇦CAN·2177
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2023
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Rankings
/
Canada
#54
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#808
in continent
World
#7,539
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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